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Braemar Shipping Services PLC

01 October 2021

1 October 2021

BRAEMAR SHIPPING SERVICES PLC

("Braemar", the "Company" or the "Group")

Issue of Shares / PDMR Shareholding

Braemar (LSE: BMS ), a leading international Shipbroker and provider of expert advice in shipping investment, chartering, risk management and logistics services, announces that application has been made for 157,339 new ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of Braemar ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities ('Admission'). It is expected Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 7 October 2021. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

The new Ordinary Shares have been allotted as part of the agreed rescheduling of deferred consideration amounts owed by Braemar in relation to its acquisition of Braemar Naves, as previously announced on 3 June 2021. The new Ordinary Shares have been allotted in satisfaction of amounts due for repayment to persons closely associated with Axel Siepmann and Mark Kuchenbecker, who are Managing Directors of Braemar Naves and PDMRs of the Company. The new Ordinary Shares were subscribed for at 275.41p per share, which was calculated using the volume weighted average price per Ordinary Share for the 30 consecutive trading days prior to subscription.

Following this share issue, the total holding of Ordinary Shares of each of Axel Siepmann and Mark Kuchenbecker (including those persons closely associated with them) is as follows:

 
 Name                 Title                  Shares     % of Company's 
                                                         issued share 
                                                            capital 
===================  ===================  ===========  =============== 
                      Managing Director 
 Axel Siepmann         of Braemar Naves    106,660(1)       0.33% 
===================  ===================  ===========  =============== 
                      Managing Director 
 Mark Kuchenbecker     of Braemar Naves    106,660(1)       0.33% 
===================  ===================  ===========  =============== 
 

(1) Includes 55,981 Ordinary Shares held by an entity jointly owned by Axel Siepmann and Mark Kuchenbecker

Connected parties of Axel Siepmann and Mark Kuchenbecker continue to hold convertible loan notes issued as consideration for the acquisition of Braemar Naves in 2017 amounting to approximately EUR5.3m with one further tranche of EUR0.7m due to be issued in September 2022. Further information on these loan notes and their redemption dates can be found in the 3 June 2021 announcement, the Company's Annual Report and the original acquisition circular, each of which are available on the Company's website.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 32,152,674 Ordinary Shares, which figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

For further information, contact:

 
  Braemar Shipping Services 
 James Gundy, Group Chief Executive Officer    Tel +44 (0) 20 
                                                3142 4100 
 Nick Stone, Group Chief Financial Officer 
 Peter Mason, Company Secretary 
  finnCap 
 Matt Goode / James Thompson                   Tel +44 (0) 20 
                                                7220 0500 
  Buchanan 
 Charles Ryland / Victoria Hayns / Stephanie   Tel +44 (0) 20 
  Whitmore / Matilda Abraham                    7466 5000 
 

Notes to Editors:

About Braemar Shipping Services Plc

Braemar is a leading international Shipbroker and provider of expert advice in shipping investment, chartering and risk management. Braemar employs approximately 520 people in 30 offices worldwide across its Shipbroking, Financial and Logistics divisions.

Braemar joined the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in November 1997 and trades under the symbol BMS.

For more information, including our investor presentation, visit www.braemar.com

 
 1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                       Siepmann & Cie. Verwaltungs GmbH 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status            Person closely associated with Axel 
                                    Siepmann, Managing Director of Braemar 
                                    Naves 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification       Initial 
         /Amendment 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
         participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
         monitor 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                       Braemar Shipping Services Plc 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                        213800EV6IKTTHJ83C19 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of 
         transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place 
         where transactions have been conducted 
       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Description of             Ordinary shares of 10p each 
         the financial 
         instrument, type 
         of instrument              GB0000600931 
 
         Identification 
         code 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
   b)     Nature of the              Issue of ordinary shares of 10p 
          transaction                each 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)  Volume(s) 
                                     275.41p   50,679 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated volume         50,679 ordinary shares of 10p each 
         - Price                     GBP139,576.20 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction    30 September 2021 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction   Outside of a trading venue 
       -------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                       Kesone Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status            Person closely associated with Mark 
                                    Kuchenbecker, Managing Director 
                                    of Braemar Naves 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification       Initial 
         /Amendment 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
         participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
         monitor 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                       Braemar Shipping Services Plc 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                        213800EV6IKTTHJ83C19 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of 
         transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place 
         where transactions have been conducted 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Description of             Ordinary shares of 10p each 
         the financial 
         instrument, type 
         of instrument              GB0000600931 
 
         Identification 
         code 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
   b)     Nature of the              Issue of ordinary shares of 10p 
          transaction                each 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)  Volume(s) 
                                     275.41p   50,679 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated volume         50,679 ordinary shares of 10p each 
         - Price                     GBP139,576.20 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction    30 September 2021 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction   Outside of a trading venue 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                       CFC Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status            Person closely associated with Axel 
                                    Siepmann and Mark Kuchenbecker, 
                                    Managing Directors of Braemar Naves 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification       Initial 
         /Amendment 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
         participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
         monitor 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                       Braemar Shipping Services Plc 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                        213800EV6IKTTHJ83C19 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
         for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of 
         transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place 
         where transactions have been conducted 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Description of             Ordinary shares of 10p each 
         the financial 
         instrument, type 
         of instrument              GB0000600931 
 
         Identification 
         code 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
   b)     Nature of the              Issue of ordinary shares of 10p 
          transaction                each 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)  Volume(s) 
                                     275.41p   55,981 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated volume         55,981 ordinary shares of 10p each 
         - Price                     GBP154,179.49 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction    30 September 2021 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction   Outside of a trading venue 
       -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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